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Spear Phishing Prevention: 10 Ways to Protect Your Organization

eSecurity Planet

Spear phishing is a more targeted and effective phishing technique that attempts to exploit specific individuals or groups within an organization. While phishing uses a broader range of tactics, such as mass emailing to random recipients, spear phishing is often well-researched and tailored to high-value targets.

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Introducing next-generation firewall from Palo Alto Networks to support 5G-enabled IoT, OT and IT use cases

CyberSecurity Insiders

Next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto Networks with AT&T Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) solutions are designed to help protect enterprises while optimizing security performance for these new use cases. They also help reduce complexity by assisting the customer with ongoing configuration changes to their firewall policies.

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NFL Teams Up with Cisco to Secure Super Bowl LVI

Cisco Security

Umbrella prevents phishing, malware, and ransomware anywhere users go – from the headquarters, to branch offices, to remote locations. Cisco Secure Firewall – Today’s more complex environments require a firewall that can keep up. It also safeguards connections to cloud applications without sacrificing performance.

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Top 12 Firewall Best Practices to Optimize Network Security

eSecurity Planet

Firewalls monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic while also preventing unauthorized access. Overlapping rules may impair firewall efficiency or expose flaws that allow attackers to circumvent regulations. Choose a centralized platform that is interoperable with several firewall suppliers.

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Fact or Fiction? The Truth About Cybersecurity for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

Security Boulevard

Endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions deliver this visibility, and also supplement anti-virus protection by leveraging behavior-based signatures, machine learning, and analytics to detect advanced compromises. Fiction: Monitoring my edge firewall is the only monitoring needed. Don’t believe everything you hear.

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What is advanced persistent threat? Explaining APT security

CyberSecurity Insiders

Use web application firewalls (WAF) and network firewalls Typically installed at the edge of your network, a web application firewall (WAF) filters traffic to web application servers, one of the more vulnerable parts of your attack surface. Encrypt remote connections whenever possible.

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What Is Firewall-as-a-Service? FWaaS Ultimate Guide

eSecurity Planet

Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS) offers firewall capabilities as a cloud-based service. Traditional firewalls protect the network perimeter, enforcing security standards by regulating incoming and outgoing traffic according to rules and traffic analysis.